Proof of concept of combining query string with hash-prefixed tags

lib/crm_tags/controllers.rb

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ class ControllerHooks < FatFreeCRM::Callback::Base
     define_method :"get_#{klass.to_s.tableize}" do |controller, context|
       params, query = controller.params, controller.send(:current_query)
 
+      #---
+      words, tags = parse_words_and_tags(query)
+      controller.logger.p "words: " + words.inspect
+      controller.logger.p "tags: " + tags.inspect
+      #---
+
       if query.blank?                                                   # No search query...
         if params[:tag].blank?                                          # No search query, no tags.
           klass.my(context[:records])
@@ -62,4 +68,20 @@ class ControllerHooks < FatFreeCRM::Callback::Base
     end # define_method
   end # each
 
+  private
+  # Simplistic query parsing to prove the concept of combining query string
+  # with hash-prefixed tags. 
+  #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  def parse_words_and_tags(query)
+    words, tags = [], []
+    query.scan(/[\w#]+/).each do |token|
+      if token.starts_with?("#")
+        tags << token
+      else
+        words << token
+      end
+    end
+    [ words.join(" "), tags.join(" ") ]
+  end
+
 end

lib/crm_tags/helpers.rb

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 module CrmTags
-  module Helper
+  module Helpers
 
+    #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def tag_links(model)
       model.tag_list.inject([]) do |arr, tag|
-        # arr << link_to(tag, url_for(:action => "index", :tag => tag), :title => tag)
-        arr << link_to_function(tag, "$('query').value += ($('query').value.length > 0 ? ' ##{tag}' : '##{tag}'); crm.search('##{tag}', '#{model.class.to_s.tableize}')", :title => tag)
+        query = controller.send(:current_query) || ""
+        hashtag = "##{tag}"
+        query += (query.empty? ? hashtag : " #{hashtag}")
+        arr << link_to_function(hashtag, "$('query').value = '#{query}'; crm.search('#{query}', '#{model.class.to_s.tableize}')", :title => tag)
       end.join(", ")
     end
 
   end
 end
 
-ActionView::Base.send(:include, CrmTags::Helper)
+ActionView::Base.send(:include, CrmTags::Helpers)